Ella Shelton

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Ella Shelton
Born (1998-01-19) January 19, 1998 (age 26)
Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 New York Sirens
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2013–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Canada

Ella Shelton (born January 19, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and member of Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted fourth overall in the 2023 PWHL Draft by New York.

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Playing career

Shelton played junior hockey in the Provincial Women's Hockey League for the London Jr. Devilettes. She was a member of the first Devilettes team that had their own arena. [1] In 2016, Shelton skated for Team Ontario's U18 provincial squad. [2]

College

In her freshman season playing college ice hockey for Clarkson University, the 2016–17 season, Shelton recorded six goals and twenty-five points, including assists in both the semifinals and finals of the national tournament, which the Golden Knights won. [2]

As a senior in the 2019–20 season, Shelton was named captain of the Golden Knights, and was named a Second Team All-American and a finalist for the ECAC's Best Defenseman award. Her thirty-three points on the strength of nine goals and twenty-four assists ranked fifth nationally among defencemen. [2]

Professional

Upon graduating from college, Shelton joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), where she played two seasons. [3] She was affiliated with the Toronto hub during the 2020–21 season [4] and played with Team Scotiabank during the 2022–23 season. [5]

On September 18, 2023, Shelton was selected in the first round, fourth overall by PWHL New York in the 2023 Draft of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). [6] On October 31, 2023, she signed a three-year contract with the team. [7] On December 21, 2023, Shelton and teammate Alex Carpenter were named the first alternate captains in team history. [8]

On January 1, 2024, against PWHL Toronto, Shelton scored the first goal in PWHL history. [9] She would finish the season with seven goals, with her 21 points good for fifth overall and first among defenders. She and New York placed last in the regular season. [10]

International play

Shelton was named to the Canadian contingent that participated at the Nations Cup in Fussen, Germany in January 2018, which saw her call fellow Clarkson Golden Knight Loren Gabel a teammate. Losing both games in the preliminary round to send them to the fifth-place match, the Canadians defeated Germany by a 5–1 mark. Shelton would assist on a second period goal by Brooke Stacey, [11] her only point of the tournament. [12]

Shelton recorded her first international goal at the senior level at the 2021 World Championship, in a 5–1 win over the Russian Olympic Committee. [13] The Canadians would go on to earn the gold medal with a 3–2 overtime finals victory against the United States. [14]

She was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represents the selection process for the Canadian women's team that shall compete in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [15] On January 11, 2022, Shelton was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [16] [17] [18]

Shelton was a member of Team Canada at the 2024 World Championship, where the Canadians won their 100th World Championship game, a 4–1 victory over Finland in which Shelton recorded a goal and two assists. The Canadians would go on to win the gold medal. [19] [20]

Personal life

Shelton majored in biology at Clarkson University. In high school, she played soccer and basketball in addition to hockey. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 London Jr. Devilettes Prov. WHL 374262630002
2014–15London Jr. DevilettesProv. WHL377142140300014
2015–16London Jr. DevilettesProv. WHL341116271871346
2016–17 Clarkson University ECAC 416192510—————
2017–18 Clarkson UniversityECAC395202510—————
2018–19 Clarkson UniversityECAC406192524—————
2019–20 Clarkson UniversityECAC339243318—————
2020–21 Team Sonnet PWHPA 42352—————
2022–23 Team ScotiabankPWHPA185498—————
2023–24 New York PWHL 247142112—————
PWHL totals247142112—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2021 Canada WC Gold medal icon.svg71234
2022 Canada OG Gold medal icon.svg70332
2022 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg72790
2023 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg70110
2024 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg71232
Senior totals35415198

Awards and honours

HonorsYearRef
ECAC
All-Academic Team 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 [2]
Third Team All-Star 2017
All-Rookie Team 2017
All-Tournament Team 2017, 2018, 2019
Second Team All-Star 2018, 2019
First Team All-Star 2020
NCAA
USCHO All-Rookie Team 2017 [21]
Second Team ACHA All-American 2020 [2]
Second Team All-USCHO 2020 [22]
PWHL
First Team All-Star 2024 [23]

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  7. ↑ @PWHL_NewYork (October 31, 2023). "It's New York or nowhere. 🗽 We have officially signed Team Canada Olympian Ella Shelton ( @ella_shelton11 ) to a three-year contract. Welcome to the City of Dreams!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2023– via Twitter.
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